ML Research Intern — Travel Tech & Data

11105 Expedia, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 64,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Health care benefits

Hybrid Work Policy

Travel discounts

Job summary

Expedia Group Internship Program in Austin offers hands-on experience in machine learning within a global travel technology environment. You will work on real-world projects, prototype ML models, and participate in structured onboarding and mentorship.

The program emphasizes collaboration across data scientists, engineers, and product partners while providing support to develop your skills from day one. You will gain exposure to AI-driven workflows, experiment with model design, and learn to

Qualifications

• PhD in a technical subject (e.g., AI/ML, data science, math, physics, engineering).
• Strong programming skills in Python and at least one JVM language (Scala/Java).
• Experience with SQL and data querying; familiarity with ML concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and evaluate ML models under supervision of senior ML scientists.
• Implement clean, maintainable model training and inference code with tests.
• Contribute to data modeling, APIs, and production-ready ML solutions.
• Explore data using basic statistical techniques to improve model quality.
• Collaborate with peers across data science, engineering, and product teams.

Skills

Python

Scala

SQL

Java

R

Education

PhD in technical subject

Tools

Spark

Hadoop

AWS

Job description

Expedia Group Internship Program in Austin offers hands-on experience in machine learning within a global travel technology environment. You will work on real-world projects, prototype ML models, and participate in structured onboarding and mentorship.

The program emphasizes collaboration across data scientists, engineers, and product partners while providing support to develop your skills from day one. You will gain exposure to AI-driven workflows, experiment with model design, and learn to